Brian May, Ph.D. in theoretical physics,and one of my favo(u)rite guitarists. I play his stuff when I want to impress guitarists who are better than me.

Sorry to hear about your friend, Roy.

"Mit der Dummheit kämpfen Götter selbst vergebens."("Against stupidity, the gods themselves contend in vain.")-- Friedrich Schiller (1759–1805)Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.-- Philip K DickWhat happens when all the renewable energy runs out?-- Victoria AylingEnglish isn't much of a language for swearing. When I studied Ancient Greek I was delighted to discover a single word - Rhaphanidosthai - which translates roughly as "Be thou thrust up the fundament with a radish for adultery."

Michael Bond, 91, best known as the creator of Paddington Bear. By all accounts a genuinely nice person who wrote some very funny stuff - I remember reading the Paddington books my mum had as a child and laughing.

I hope he has a marmalade sandwich in his hat.

Too old to give up but too young to rest - Pete Townshend

I would rather be a rising ape than a falling angel - Sir Terry Pratchett

I liked his explanation about what brought him to chemistry as much as the video itself - pieces o'nine

daftbeaker wrote:Michael Bond, 91, best known as the creator of Paddington Bear. By all accounts a genuinely nice person who wrote some very funny stuff - I remember reading the Paddington books my mum had as a child and laughing.

I hope he has a marmalade sandwich in his hat.

There is a Michael Bond with whom I interact professionally on a semi-regular basis. I would not be overly upset if this turned out to be him.

"Mit der Dummheit kämpfen Götter selbst vergebens."("Against stupidity, the gods themselves contend in vain.")-- Friedrich Schiller (1759–1805)Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.-- Philip K DickWhat happens when all the renewable energy runs out?-- Victoria AylingEnglish isn't much of a language for swearing. When I studied Ancient Greek I was delighted to discover a single word - Rhaphanidosthai - which translates roughly as "Be thou thrust up the fundament with a radish for adultery."

"I don't mean to sound bitter, cynical and cruel; but I am, so that's how it comes out." Bill Hicks."One should not believe everything one reads on the internet." Abraham Lincoln"Are you OK?" daftbeaker (<-- very good question, people should ask it more often.)

Walter Becker produced and was a member of China Crisis, alongside keyboardist Brian MacNeill.

Brian MacNeill recorded and played keyboards on one of my albums back in about '00 - '01.

"I don't mean to sound bitter, cynical and cruel; but I am, so that's how it comes out." Bill Hicks."One should not believe everything one reads on the internet." Abraham Lincoln"Are you OK?" daftbeaker (<-- very good question, people should ask it more often.)

I doubt the world of science fiction will ever see a better pair of collaborators than Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle.

I agree. "The Mote in God's Eye" was fantastic, and didn't they collaborate on a rewrite of Dante's Inferno?

"Mit der Dummheit kämpfen Götter selbst vergebens."("Against stupidity, the gods themselves contend in vain.")-- Friedrich Schiller (1759–1805)Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.-- Philip K DickWhat happens when all the renewable energy runs out?-- Victoria AylingEnglish isn't much of a language for swearing. When I studied Ancient Greek I was delighted to discover a single word - Rhaphanidosthai - which translates roughly as "Be thou thrust up the fundament with a radish for adultery."

Some guy on Twitter wrote:If I was a NASA programmer, I'd have secretly made Cassini's final transmission "MY GOD, IT'S FULL OF STARS!"

"I don't mean to sound bitter, cynical and cruel; but I am, so that's how it comes out." Bill Hicks."One should not believe everything one reads on the internet." Abraham Lincoln"Are you OK?" daftbeaker (<-- very good question, people should ask it more often.)

Some guy on Twitter wrote:If I was a NASA programmer, I'd have secretly made Cassini's final transmission "MY GOD, IT'S FULL OF STARS!"

Still one of the best lines I've ever read in any book.

"Mit der Dummheit kämpfen Götter selbst vergebens."("Against stupidity, the gods themselves contend in vain.")-- Friedrich Schiller (1759–1805)Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.-- Philip K DickWhat happens when all the renewable energy runs out?-- Victoria AylingEnglish isn't much of a language for swearing. When I studied Ancient Greek I was delighted to discover a single word - Rhaphanidosthai - which translates roughly as "Be thou thrust up the fundament with a radish for adultery."

Stanislav Petrov, the Soviet military officer who saved us all from a nuclear war, 77.

"I don't mean to sound bitter, cynical and cruel; but I am, so that's how it comes out." Bill Hicks."One should not believe everything one reads on the internet." Abraham Lincoln"Are you OK?" daftbeaker (<-- very good question, people should ask it more often.)